M5 (Azerbaijan)

M-5 in Azerbaijan
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Basic data
Operator:
Start of the street:	Yevlax
End of street:	Balakon
Overall length:	184 km
Rayon ( districts ):	Yevlax Balakon Zaqatala
Course of the road Yevlax Mingəçevir Şəki Zaqatala Balakon Georgia Continue on  Lagodechi

The M5 is a trunk road in Azerbaijan . The road leads in a north-westerly direction in the north of the country from Yevlax to the border with Georgia at Balakən .

history

The northern part of the M5 was originally numbered as A315 north of Şəki . The part between Yevlax and Şəki was numbered as A316. These street numbers originated from the times of the Soviet Union . Both sections were renumbered as M5 in 2008. The M5, together with the Georgian S5, is an alternative route from Baku to Tbilisi .

Locations along the way

• Yevlax
• Mingəçevir
• Balakon

Web links

• More information on weilwiki.nl (Dutch)